Tovey: Peter Capaldi is “a genius”

When it came to who will play the Twelve Doctor it wasn’t ‘Tovey’ for this Being Human actor but that’s not stopped potential Doctor and Midshipman Frame himself Russell Tovey calling the new Doctor, Peter Capaldi ‘a genius’.

Speaking at the Sandro London flagship store launch this week for London Fashion Week, Tovey said of Capaldi:

I think he’s a genius, of course. He’s absolutely the Doctor. He’s slightly scary, an incredible actor, very kind of timeless, kooky – he’s everything the Doctor should be.

When pressed about what traits The Thick of It actor would bring to the role that Matt Smith doesn’t, he replied:

Maturity. I think he might play it straighter than Matt does. Matt’s energy, he’s like a puppy dog. His Doctor is always discovering.

I think Capaldi might play the Doctor as someone who knows he’s been here before and seen it all, without getting overly excited. I can see more Christopher Eccleston’s energy than David Tennant and Matt’s.

So do you agree with Tovey’s assessment of Capaldi’s numerous talents? What do you want him to bring to the role?

With emotions being pitched and tossed between the heartache of Matt’s departure, the jubilant, celebratory anniversary and the elation that greeted the news of Capaldi’s appointment; it’s going to be a hell of winter!

Everyone has a favourite Doctor and mine - just for his honesty, his fairness and his ability to not notice the Master's awful, awful disguises/anagrams (Sir Gilles Estram!?!) - has to be the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison. The stories didn’t serve him as well as his acting served those stories.